Friday, November 22, 2013

Yummy Italian Fare in the Neighourhood

I recently returned to Ngee Ann Polytechnic, home of some of the best memoories in my life, as a guest judge for a cookie baking competition. It was a fun event for LSCT's Staff & Student's Day so it's not as serious as it sounded. After all, I am no qualified baker lah. Moohehe.

Hushie and I took the opportunity to catch up with Dr Koh over dinner. He wanted to bring us to this restaurant that was tucked away in a quiet neighbourhood in the Bukit Timah area. But upon arrival, we realised it was closed.

The wise (or often the hungry) believes that when one door is closed, somehow another will open. So scanned the area and headed down to La Nonna which was a few units away.

A bread basket with olive oil and balsamic vinegar kept hunger away for a while.

Always in the moo-d for Bolognaise and its close variants, I opted for the Rigatoni ($20). The hollow tubes of pasta were firm and perfect to allow the flavourful braised oxtail ragout sauce to cling onto them. If only they had this in XXL size! :p

Not having much of a sweet tooth, this cow actually wanted to pass on desserts but friends at the table nudged him to nibble and share desserts.

Hence the Tiramisu ($12) appeared! A square loft of sponge fingers and light mascarpone cheese, it was quite balanced without being too strong nor cloying.

In quick succession, the Panna Cotta ($12) arrived at the table. Spotting a fairly firm gelatinous texture, this ang moh gelatin-ized tau huay Italian pudding was smooth and went well with the sweet-tart fruity components on the plate.

La Nonna at Namly seems like a nice, quiet spot for a lovely Italian dinner in the midst of a residential neighbourhood.